Walker says Wisconsin is on the right track
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker says in his State of the State speech that the state’s economy is improving because of decisions he made during his first year in office.
Wisconsin’s unemployment has improved from 7.5 percent to 7.1 percent and there are 13,500 more private sector jobs than when Walker took over.
However, the state has lost jobs in each of the past six months and Walker is far from fulfilling his campaign promise to add 250,000 jobs by 2015.
But Walker says balancing the budget last year without raising taxes or laying off workers puts Wisconsin in a good position for future growth.
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